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Unlock the more straightforward side of Julius Caesar with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, one of the Bard of Avon’s best-known tragedies. It tells the story of the group of noblemen who are alarmed by Caesar’s increasingly unchecked hold on power in Ancient Rome, and their decision to murder him before his ambition can devolve into tyranny and corruption. However, Caesar’s closest friend Mark Antony is determined to exact revenge upon the conspirators, leading to a bloody war that sees even those who acted with good intentions punished for their betrayal. The story of
Julius Caesar has been a popular source of inspiration for many centuries, but Shakespeare’s version is arguably the best-known iteration of the tale, and has been performed and adapted countless times.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ENGLISH PLAYWRIGHT AND POET
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564.Died in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1616.Notable works:Venus and Adonis (1593), poemHamlet (1603), playMacbeth (1623), playWilliam Shakespeare is regarded as the most influential writer in English history. His 37 plays have been performed countless times, and have been reproduced and adapted across a broad range of periods and cultural contexts. As well as the plays, which can be loosely divided into tragedies, histories and comedies, Shakespeare wrote a number of narrative poems and sonnets. He also had an indelible influence on the English language itself, bringing a huge variety of words and phrases – as varied as “swagger”, “bubble”, “mind’s eye” and “heart of gold” – into regular usage.
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582 and had three children with her. Their only son, Hamnet, died at the age of 11. Very little else is known about Shakespeare’s life, which he spent between Stratford-upon-Avon and London. It is clear, however, that his literary talents were matched by a shrewd entrepreneurial spirit. He made a number of profitable investments in his lifetime, which gave him the financial freedom to devote himself to acting and writing. In 1599, Shakespeare and his acting company (The Lord Chamberlain’s Men) built the Globe Theatre on the banks of the River Thames in London. Many of Shakespeare’s greatest plays were written to be performed at this theatre.
JULIUS CAESAR
A TRAGEDY IN FIVE ACTS
Genre: playReference edition: Shakespeare, W. (2008) Julius Caesar. London: Norton.1stedition: 1623Themes: power, ambition, tyranny, honour, revenge, freedomThe Tragedy of Julius Caesar portrays the lead up to and aftermath of the murder of Caesar, a respected and successful Roman leader on the verge of achieving absolute power. The men who conspire to murder him claim that they are saving Rome from a future of tyranny and oppression, but the reality is far less straightforward.
